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V Gestural Interface
V Gestural Interface from V "John May" (2010)

In the future displays will be holographic and interfaces will be gestural

VR5 Title sequence
VR5 Title sequence from VR5 (1995)

The opening title sequence of VR5 outlines the levels of virtual reality from Computer Screen to Virtual Sensory Reality

Time Machine library database
Time Machine library database from The Time Machine (2002)

In 2030, library databases will be controlled by ironic humanoid interfaces

Embrace
Embrace from Hamlet (2000)

Brief description of the clip and the critical context you are placing it in.

Weeds Title sequence
Weeds Title sequence from Weeds (2006)

This video assembles several different cover versions of "Little Boxes," the Malvina Reynolds song used as the theme song for "Weeds."

1951 A-bomb test KTLA
1951 A-bomb test KTLA from 1951 a-bomb test coverage (1951)

edited kinescope of KTLA coverage atop Mt. Wilson, a-bomb test

Dark Knight cell phone surveillance
Dark Knight cell phone surveillance from The Dark Knight (2008)

Batman creates a mobile phone-based surveillance system to visualize the entire city of Gotham

Strange Days VR demo
Strange Days VR demo from Strange Days (1995)

A "virgin brain" experiences the ultimate in VR: being an "18 year-old girl taking a shower"

George W. Bush: Rumors on the Internets
George W. Bush: Rumors on the Internets from Presidential Debate (2004)

President George W. Bush coins the term "internets"

Embrace
Embrace from Hamlet (2000)

Brief description of the clip and the critical context you are placing it in.

News Picture 5:30 (intro)
News Picture 5:30 (intro) from News Picture 5:30 (1963)

opening segment of News Picture 5:30, KTLA 1963

KROQ TV Ad with Richard Blade
KROQ TV Ad with Richard Blade from KROQ TV ad (ca. 1986)

TV ad circa mid 1980s for KROQ: "Roq of the '80s," a Greater L.A.-based radio station.